[CurlyDave]

I can assure you, they don't rely on the patient for information on how to Anesthetize their patients.

I also doubt very much that anyone in the medical profession would rely on their patient for guidance in these areas, but I fail to understand how that relates to the patient researching various methods which might be used. Even if Laci was completely wrong on whether GHB might be used, it is still a legitimate subject she might research.

Just as the patient has little control over the treratment recommended by the doctor, the doctor has absolutely no control over what the patient looks up on the internet.

[kcvl]

Where would she even hear about GHB, since it is illegal in most states? It's not exactly something usually discussed in Mother's Magazine, your local Lamaze class or during baby showers.

[kcvl]

GHB is absolutely illegal in the United States. In February 2000, president Clinton signed HR 2130 into law. Also known as the "Hillory J. Farias and Samantha Reid Date-Rape Drug Prohibition Act of 2000," this law designates GHB as a schedule I controlled substance.

Possession of GHB is a crime which can be punished by up to 20 years in prison on the first offense. It is a federal felony, meaning the offender is likely to serve most of his sentence, and upon release will lose a variety of rights such as voting and gun ownership.

The controlled substances act sets the above penalty for people who "manufacture, distribute, or dispense, or possess with intent to manufacture, distribute, or dispense, a controlled substance." Since the standard method of getting GHB is to mix gamma-butyrolactone with sodium hydroxide, your goose is already cooked under the first clause. But more generally, the concept of "intent" covers a huge amount of legal ground. If you have more than a few doses, federal prosecutors can easily make a case that you intended to sell the drug.

Simple possession is also a felony, punishable by up to 1 year in jail or a $1000 fine.

There is no minimum quantity.

Drugs listed on schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act must have no accepted medical use in the U.S., high potential for abuse, and be unsafe even when used under a physician's care. Drugs currently on schedule I include LSD, marijuana (though not pure THC), and heroin. Schedule I drugs may not be sold, prescribed, or possessed, except under strictly regulated circumstances for research purposes.